Manually operated stamp cutting



July 7, 1931. c. R. PENNEY MANUALLY OPERATED STAMP CUTTING, AFFIXING, INKING, AND CANCELING MACHINE Filed May 51, 1930 2- Sheets-Sheet 1 me/nto@ July 7, 1931. C, R PENNEY 1,812,980

MANUALLY OPERATED STAMP CUTTING, AFFIXING, INKING, AND CANCELING MACHINE Filed May 3l, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented `luly 7, 1931 PATENT OFFICE CLARENCE R. PENNEY, F DES MONES, IOVA DTANUALLY OPERAT'D STAMP CUTTING, AFFIXING, INKING, AND CANCELING MACHINE Application filed May 31,

The principal ojbect of this invention is to provide a machine that will affix a stamp such a revenue or tax stamp on an object such as a cigarette package or like and after aiiix- C ing the stamp will cancel the same in the same operation.

further object of my invention is to provide a repeating manually operated stamp cutting, aliiiiing, inking and canceling ma- 'wdchine that is easily and quickly refilled with an additional supply of stamps.

still' further object of this invention is to provide a stamp cutting, inoistening and l aliinng machine that is manually operated with a minimum of effort.

' .fi still further object of my invention is to providea manually operated stamp moisteiiing, cutting, aiiiXing, inking and stamp canceling machine that is economical in manufaotureand durable in use.

These and other objects will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

Fig. l is a sideview of my invention with one of the side plates removed to show its Yinterior construction.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the operatinghandle portion of the invention. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the resilient canceling pad.

lT ig. i is a cross sectional View of the water receptacle and wick for inoistening the stamps f 9 Y F ig. 5 is a front sectional View of the invention taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 1, and more fully illustrates theV interior construction of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a side view of the housing portion `9 Many of the States of the United ASta-tes of i930. semi No. 458,854-,

on each package by hand labor. After the stamp is ainXed to the package it must be 5 canceled by a rubber stamp. All this procedure requires much valuable time and effort and, therefore highly undesirable. I have overcome this by providing my new stamp aftiziing and canceling machine.

I have used the numeral 10 to designate the housing portion of the invention. This housing has a` rectangular opening 1l in its bottom and an opening 2 in its rear upper end portion, the purposes of which will hereinafter be appreciated. Slidably mounted in the top ofthe housing 10 and directly above the rectangular opening 11 is the hollow rod 13. Secured on and in the housing 10 is a spade portion 14 having teeth 15 on its lower end as shown in Fig. 5. Between the upper portion of this spade 14, the top of the housing 10 and embracing the hollow rod is a small coiled bumper spring 16 for yieldingly holding the spade a slight distance from the top of the housing when the same is in an upward position. Slidably mounted inside the hollow rod 18 is the hollow stem 17. Secured on the lower end of the hollow stem 17 is a rectangularcontainer 18 havinO its forward side open as shown in Fig. 2. This container coniinunicates with the inside of the stem 17' and has its forward open end enclosed by absorbent material 19 such as felt or the like. It should here be noted that the depth of the container 18 is much less than the length of the spade 14. The numeral 20 designates a bar secured by suitable means on the bac-k of the container 18 and has its two ends eX- tending into and through a vertical guide slot 21 in each of the two sides of the housing 10, respectively. l

Iliave used the numeral 22 to designate ears formed on the spade portion 14 which are bent over and around the upper marginal edge of the bar 20 as shown in Fig. 5. By this construction when either therod 13 or stem 17 is pushed downwardly, the bar 2O the lower end of this rod 13 i moving in the slots 21 will hold the same from any lateral movement.V

Secured by the set screw23 to the upper end of the hollow stem 17'is the knob 24 to facili tate the manual reciprocation of the operating rod and stem. The numeral 25 designates a passageway in the top of the knob 24 to the inside of the hollow stem 17. By this` arrangement suitablepink 26 may be injec-tedinto the passageway 25 and it will find its way to tie container 18 through the hollow stem' 17. This ink 26 in the container will keep theabsorbent material 19 well saturated and will eliminate frequent attention from the operator. The numeral 27 designates a coiled spring embracing the rod` 13, having one end engaging the top ofthe housing 10 and its other end engaging the knob 24. rl`h'e numeral 28 designates a second coiled spring which embraces the stem 17, having one end yengaging the top of the rod 13 and its other end engaging the knob 24. The spring 27 vvyieldingfly holds the knob 24 and rod 13 in an elevated position relative to the housing 10` and the spring 28 yieldingly holds the knob 24 and stem 17 in an elevated position relative to the rod 13. By the stem 17 being yieldingly held in an elevated position relative to the rod 13, the container 18 will yieldingly be held in an elevated position relative to the spade 14. When the knob 24 is manually depressed thespring 27 will first be compressed and the stem 17 and rod 13 will move downwardly together but after the spade 14 has reached its limit of vdownward descent the coiled spring 28 and coiled spring27 will be further compressed and the stem' 17 will proceed to move further downwardly before it kreaches itsv limit of descent. Upon releasing the downward pressure on the knob 24 the coiled springs 27 and 28 will return the above described handle or knob assembly to a position shown in F ig. 1."

lt should be noted that the two sides of the container 18 extend-some distance below the bottom of thercontainer. Pivoted to the rear and lower portion'of each of the two sides ofthe container is the trough memberf29. This trough member, as willlbe noted, embraces the twosides'of the container and its forward end may move toward crvaway from Y the bottom of the container. The distance of travel'of the same away from the container is limited by a projection 30 on each sidel .the trough29 is a resilient stamp pad which may possess Yanydesirable indicia such as the word Cancelled and the numeral vassigned to the user of the machine.

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numeral 34 designates a projection formed inside the housing 10 and on its forward end. Pivoted to this projection'are the two arms 35 carrying the roller 36 in their free ends. The numeral 37 designates a small spring for yieldingly holding the amsV in an elevated condition. By this arrangement'when the knob 24 is forced downwardly the roller 36 will move, by its swinging action, across the resilient stamp pad 33 to the side of the container 18 and onto the absorbent material 19 from which it will become affected with ink. lhen the knob 24 is permitted to move upwardly the roller 36 will move from the absorbent material 19 to and across the pad 33, thereby properly inking the same. In each vside of the housing V10, extending forwardly and downwardly from its upper rear end is a slot 38 as shown in Fig. 6, capable of being manually slid either out of these two slots 38 or to the bottom ofthe same is a shaft 39 designated to carry the usual roll 40 of stamps having a line of perfcrations between each individual stamp.

lSlidably mounted in the lower rear end of the housing 10 is the water receptacle 41 designed to contain water 42 or the like. ln the upper and forward end portion of this receptacle is ahorizontal slot opening 43V through which two strips 44 of absorbent material suchV as feltY or the likev is designed to protrude illustrated in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5. rlhe upper end of these strips are held in a near horizontal position by projections 45 lformed on the receptacle and adjacent .he

Vlinger 47. This linger is normallyv held in this position vas shown in Fig. 1, by the small coiled spring 48 and is designed to engage hold the underside of theA forward end of the stamp roll 40.` rl`he numeral 49 designates a leaf spring securedvto the housing 10 as shown in Fig.y 1 and designed to engage the unner side ofthe" free end portion4 of the stamp roll 40. y

By this construction lwhen the knob 24 is depressed the teeth 15-of the spade 14 will descend and'catch the first row of perforations bet-weenthe first and second stamp and carry the same downwardly with it. rihe distance of downward travel ofthis spade will just equal the length ofthe next stamp which will be unreeled from the roll 40. This un reeling of an additional stamp from the roll 40 by the spade 14 will cause the same to have its lower side engage the strip 44, thereby moistening the glue on the same. When the spade 14 passes the row of teeth 50. the first stamp willl be sever d fromits roll of gummed stamps and it will be engaged on its upper surface by the rubber stamp 33 onthe trough 29. j f

As we have seen after the spade reaches its limit of downward movement the stem 1T will continue to move downwardly and carry with it the trough'29. T his depressing` action onthe stamp the container 18 continues to move downwardly will be somewhat of a yielding nature, due to the trough being held its limit of dist-ance away from the container 18 by the spring 32, As .soon as the forward end-of the trough'29 holding the stamp pad 33 reaches its limit of downward movement by bringing the forward end of thestamp in Contact with the package or container to which the stamp ijs to be affixed, the container 18 will continue to move downwardl7 in the trough and will cause the rear end of:V the trouf'fh to eventuali 1 move downwardl until it reaches a horizontal plane, thereby not only aiding in the cutting of the stamp from the roll if the same has not already been completely cut by the spade 14- but successfully and progressively laying the gummed stamp onto the package from a point forward to a point tothe rear. As the stamp was moist when it passed the strips 44 and as it was forced onto the package with considerable force it will be securely affixed to the same. By the stamp pad 33 being' suitably inked, it will cancel the amxed stamp by its force upon the top of the same during the afiizring action. When the spade y14 moves downwardly the linger 47 also moves downwardly by engagement with the same and travels to an inoperative position as shown by dotted lines in F ig. 1. When the knob 24 is released or the device is lifted from the package to which a stamp was just afiiXed, thespade 14 will be moved up into the housinglO, and the inking roller 36, willmove across the stamp 33 as we have seen. f f

As, the spade 14 moves up-wardly the finger 47 Vwill also move to a near horizontal position as shown in Fig. 1 andwill hold the next individual stamp in a proper position for the teeth of the spade 14 to engage the perforations between that stamp and the second stamp for the next operation.

The numeral 51 designates a lid for enclosing the opening 12 and also for engaging the receptacle 41. Then the roll of stamps 40 is depleted the lid 51 is raised and the shaft 39 removed from the slots 38 and a newroll of lgummed stamps placed on the shaft 39 and replaced in the machine. F rom the foregoing description it will readily be seen vthat have provided a repeating manually operated stamp cutting, aiiixing, moistening, inking and canceling machine as is easily operated by merely placing vthe opening 11 over and upon the package to which the stamp is to be affixed and pushing downwardly on the knob 24. Naturally each time the knob 24 is forced downwardly a stamp will beV cancelled and affixed to a package.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my improved manually operated stamp cutting, allixing,inki1ig and and canceling machine, without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use'of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim:

1. ln a device of the class described, a housing designed to contain a roll of Hex ible material; said material being gummed on one of its sides, a delivery port in the bot` tom of said housing, absorbent material deigned to be moistened and capable of engaging the gummed side of said flexible material as it is unwound, a rod slidably mounted in said housing, a spade member in said housing and secured to said rod capable of cutting o a portion of said flexible material each time said rod is reciprocated, a member operatively secured to said rod capable of engaging the cut-off portion of said flexible material and delivering it through said port, and a flexible canceling pad secured to said member operatively secured to saidrod capable of engaging the upper side of said piece of flexible material when the same is delivered through said port.

In a device of the class described, a housing having an outlet port, a rotatable shaft in said housing designed to support a roll of gummed stamps, a rod slidably mounted in the top of said housing and above said port, a spade member secured to said rod capable of engaging the perforations between the first and second stamp and the cutting 0f said lirst stamp from said second stamp when the same reaches the limit o'f its downward movement, a trough member operatively pivoted at `its rear end portions to said rod, a means for limiting the movement of its forward end portions away from said rod, and a yielding meansfor holding said trough member its limit of distance away from said Y rod.

3. In a device of housing having an outlet port, a rotatable shaft in said housing designed to support a roll of gummed stamps, a rod slidably mounted in the top of said housing andabove said port, a spade member secured to said rod capable of engaging the perforations between the first and second stamp and the cutting of said first stamp from said second stamp when the same reaches the limit of its downward movement, a container secured to said rod, a canceling pad operatively connected to the bottom of said container designed to engage the top of said stamp that is cut oli', force the same through the said port onto an object and cancel it, absorbent material in the class described, a I

in said housing designed lroll of gummed stamps,

` the neXti-oll of one side of said container and communicating with the inside of said'container, and an inlring roller capable of running across said canceling pad and onto said absorbent material when said rod is pushed downwardly in said housing and capable of returning from said absorbent material and across said canceling pad when said rod returns to an upwardv position relative to said housing. .4, In a device of the class c escribed, a housing havingV an outlet port, a rotatable shaft to support a roll of gummed stamps, a rod slidably mounted in ther top of said housing and above said port,ma spade member secured to' said rod capable of engaging the perforations between the first and second stamp and the cutting of said firstfstamp from said second stamp when thesame reaches the. limit of its downward movement, an engaging member operatively connectedto said rod capable of forcing the cut off stamp through said port, a finger pivoted in said housing for holding the end of said roll of stamps in proper position for the. said spade to engage the next roll yof perforations each time said rod is reciprocated in said housing, and a Vyielding means for holdingv said finger in a normal 'operative position. a

5. ln Va device of the class described, a housing having an outlet port, a rotatable shaft in said housing designed to support a A a rod slidably mounted inthe top of said housing and above said port, a spade member secured to said rod capable of engagingthe perforations between the first andv second stamp and the cutting of said first stamp from said sec.- ond stamp -when the same reaches the limit of its downward movement, an engaging vmem'- ber operatively connected toY said rod capable 'of forcingthe cut off stamp nthrough said port, a finger pivoted in said housing for holding'the 'end of said rollv of lstampsin proper position for the said spade to engage perforations each time said rod is precipitated in said housing, a yiel ing means for holding said finger in a normal operativeposition, and a leaf spring for preventingthe stamps unwound from l said roll from accidentally becoming rewound upon the main roll.

"6.' v'In a device of the class described, ah'ousing having a delivery port and designed Vto contain a roll of gummed stamps, a hollow rod slidably mounted in the top of said housing and above said port, a'spade member secured to said roch-for engaging the end stamp of said roll eachtime said rod is reciprocated, unwinding an' additional stamp from said roll and cutting off'said first stamp,

a hollow stem slidably mounted in said rod, a container on the end of said stem and adjacent said spade,

i to contain a avlrnob on the other end yofv vsaid stamp, a coiled spring between said knob and the end of said rod, a coiled spring between said lznob and said housing, a coiled spring between said spade and the top of said housing, a passageway in said knob leading from the outside atmosphere to the inside of the stem, absorbent material enclosing one side of said container, a canceling stamp' pad operatively connected to the container, and an inlringy roller capable of xassing overboth pa'd and absorbent materiel when said" rod and stamp are reciprocated by manually operating saidlrnob.

'l'. ln a device of the class described, a housing having a'deliveryport and designed roll of gummed stamps, a hollow rod slidablymounted inthe top of said housing and above said port, a spade member secuied'to said rod, for engaging the end stamp of said roll each time said rodis reciprocated, unwinding an additional stamp from said roll and cutting off said first stamp, a hollow stem slidably mountedin said rod, a container on the end of said stein and adjacent said spade, a. knob on the other end of said stamp, a coiled spring between said lmobV and the end of said rod, a coiled spring between said knob and said housing, a coiled spring between said spade and the top of said housing, a passageway in said knob pliere to the inside of the stem, absorbent niaterial enclosing one side of said container, a canceling stamp` pad operatively connected to the bottom of said container, an inlring vroller capable of passing over bothy pad and n bottom of said 

